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Raised in Clare, West Suffolk, here are some characters from my childhood and other encounters as  I attempted to leave the village, mostly using my thumb.

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I grew up near Poslingford Corner, Clare, Suffolk, close to A.L. Morton,  communist historian and author of 'The People's History of England.' Here is a recollection from the time I was six, 1959.

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An encounter with a dinosaur and all the world in a sharpened pencil: an exploration of why I like to write "through objects."

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These four poems were written in the late 1970s/early 1980s and are variously about the "other side" of countryside. Includes Stubble Fires which became part of the narration for my BBC Radio 4 play 'Overspill,' 1993.

I 've purposefully left this recording rough and ready because it is, after all, live. A transcript of the poems is included.

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I began writing poetry at fourteen (1967) and here are five short, early love poems.

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This Christmas. Phil of NR3 is listening to BBC Radio 4, counting out his money to see if he can afford jam from the corner shop. He puts on his mask but will he make it out of the door?

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From conspiracy theories and sabbaticals to the seat of government itself; from lockdowns and hardships to Boris's imaginary friends, here is a look back at the year, to look forward to the next.

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Two monologues from a group of interlocking monologues. Though there are four characters, it can be played by two actors.

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I have written plays since 1980. Despite some success in the 1990s, work cut me off from my life-long interest after the crash of 2008. Whether my new plays find success or not, I love the process of writing for performance. Here is both my journey and some home-grown techniques I use in my writing. 

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This is the concluding monologue of Bag Man Clive. Will he eat his Big Meaty? And what's he doing with those matches?